An intriguing biogeographic area that lies in northwestern Namibia and southwest Angola is known
for having numerous endemic taxa. It had, however remained vaguely defined because of the
complex flora, the arid environment ...

The genus Oxalis forms a major part of the flora of southern Africa, in particular the
Cape Floristic Region (CFR) at the southwestern tip of the continent, but the current
taxonomy is outdated and ecological knowledge ...

Females of many bird species prefer to mate with males exhibiting elaborate
ornamentation, which serves as an indicator of male quality. Such ornaments, called
secondary sexual traits, could act as signals to females ...

Natural ecosystems provide many services that are crucial for sustainability and health of
human society. Ecosystem services are the benefits people obtain from ecosystems (i.e. goods
and services) and can be classified ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Although the impacts of biological invasions are widely appreciated, a bias exists in research effort to post‐dispersal processes because of the difficulties of measuring propagule pressure and the detecting ...